1. Seniors' Immediate Plans After Graduation, 2015, 2016, and 2017
Number of Respondents
Percent
Private Practice Dentist
2,290
49.4%
2,248
50.5%
2,342
48.4%
Dental Graduate Student / Resident / Intern
1,588
34.3%
1,506
33.8%
1,780
36.8%
Armed Forces
242
5.2%
214
4.8%
229
4.7%
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
N/A
160
3.6%
152
3.1%
Other Position Related to Dentistry
115
2.5% 59
1.3% 80
1.7%
Other Non-profit Clinic 40
0.9% 35
0.7%
State or Local Government Employee 39
0.8% 32 24
0.5%
Other Federal Service (i.e. VA) 61 30 22
Faculty / Staff Member at a Dental School 23 20
0.4%
Other Type of Student 41 29
Other Position Not Related to Dentistry 5
2.2% 2
<0.1% 9
0.2%
Public Health Commissioned Corp
127
2.7% 26
0.6% 8
Unsure
104 85
1.9%
120
Total
4,635
4,455
4,841
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2015, 2016, and 2017 Graduating Classes
Note: Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.

2. Seniors' Immediate Plans After Graduation by Race and Ethnicity, 2015
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or More Races
Non-resident Alien
Do Not Wish to Report/ Unknown
Private Practice Dentist
40.0%
52.7%
35.4%
49.4%
50.0%
47.8%
40.2%
70.3%
44.9%
Faculty / Staff Member at a Dental School
0.0%
1.0%
0.3%
0.8%
1.4%
Armed Forces
6.7%
2.9%
2.1%
3.9%
5.6%
11.5%
4.3%
Other Federal Service (i.e. VA)
13.3%
1.2%
0.9%
1.1%
4.1%
5.8%
State or Local Government Employee
0.6%
0.7%
1.6%
1.7%
Public Health Commissioned Corp
20.0%
2.6%
2.4%
3.2%
1.3%
Dental Graduate Student / Resident / Intern
33.1%
48.1%
35.8%
22.2%
35.5%
32.8%
16.4%
30.4%
Other Type of Student
Other Position Related to Dentistry
2.8%
1.5%
2.2%
2.5%
Unsure
4.2%
2.7%
4.7%
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2015 Graduating Class
Note: Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.

3. Seniors' Immediate Plans After Graduation by Race and Ethnicity, 2016
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or More Races
Non-resident Alien
Do Not Wish to Report/ Unknown
Private Practice Dentist
45.5%
51.3%
34.3%
45.1%
63.6%
51.0%
45.2%
67.0%
52.8%
Dental Graduate Student / Resident / Intern
9.1%
48.1%
34.2%
18.2%
33.9%
31.9%
19.2%
32.1%
Armed Forces
2.3%
5.2%
5.6%
6.0%
8.9%
0.5%
0.0%
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
2.9%
5.3%
3.6%
3.7%
2.0%
5.7%
Other Position Related to Dentistry
1.8%
1.5%
1.2%
2.5%
Other Non-profit Clinic
1.4%
1.0%
0.3%
2.2%
3.0%
3.8%
State or Local Government Employee
0.8%
0.9%
Other Federal Service (i.e. VA)
0.6%
Other Type of Student
Public Health Commissioned Corp
0.4%
2.4%
0.7%
Faculty / Staff Member at a Dental School
Other Position Not Related to Dentistry
0.1%
Unsure
1.9%
1.3%
3.9%
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2016 Graduating Class
Note: Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.

4. Seniors' Immediate Plans After Graduation by Race and Ethnicity, 2017
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or More Races
Non-resident Alien
Do Not Wish to Report/ Unknown
Private Practice Dentist
44.4%
48.2%
27.5%
47.0%
50.0%
49.1%
35.3%
70.0%
Dental Graduate Student / Resident / Intern
22.2%
37.8%
51.7%
37.0%
18.8%
36.3%
45.3%
21.0%
33.3%
Armed Forces
0.0%
3.0%
5.8%
4.2%
12.5%
4.8%
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
2.4%
3.9%
3.3%
6.3%
3.6%
2.9%
0.9%
1.2%
Other Position Related to Dentistry
1.8%
1.6%
1.4%
2.1%
Other Non-profit Clinic
0.8%
0.7%
0.6%
State or Local Government Employee
0.5%
0.3%
1.3%
Other Federal Service (i.e. VA)
0.4%
Other Type of Student
Public Health Commissioned Corp
0.1%
Faculty / Staff Member at a Dental School
0.2%
Other Position Not Related to Dentistry
Unsure
11.1%
5.3%
2.8%
1.7%
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2017 Graduating Class
Note: Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.